xv, 356 pages : 23 cm

Historical archaeology is experiencing a surge of interest in West Africa, after decades of relative obscurity. The papers in this volume represent the most recent findings by scholars who are committed to melding written history, oral tradition, and archaeological data into a dynamic understanding of the recent centuries in Nigeria. These papers demonstrate that historical archaeology will make a critical contribution to exploring the heritage of modern West Africa from pre-colonial states and empires, through the years of European trade and colonization, into the modern era

Historical archaeology in West Africa / Kit W. Wesler -- Salt boiling on the Egun coast: excavation and experiment in Lagos state / Philip Allsworth-Jones and Kit W. Wesler -- Early history of metalworking among Northeast Yorubas in Kwara state / Philip Gbadegesin Ajekigbe -- A legacy in earth: ancient Benin and Ishan, southern Nigeria / Patrick Darling -- An archaeological investigation of Ron abandoned settlements on the Jos plateau: a case of historical archaeology / Joseph Mangut -- An archaeological study of ironworking at Umundu: the decline and continuity of an indigenous tradition / F.N. Anozie -- Aspects of indigenous Tiv architecture: past and present / S.O. Ogundele -- An historical archaeology of Zungeru colonial settlement: a case study / A. Yinka Ogendengbe -- Cross-cultural archaeology: Nigerian perspectives on North American research problems / Kit W. Wesler

Includes bibliographical references and index

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